Colour
#BCAA05
- #BCAA05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#BCAA05 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 170, 5 and HSL 54°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#BCAA05#BCAA05
HEX#BCAA05
RGBrgb(188, 170, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6667, 0.0196
RGB percentages73.7%, 66.7%, 2%
HSLhsl(54.1, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 97.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,293
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAA05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4355FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0517BC
Analogous#BC4E05, #73BC05
Triadic#05BCAA, #AA05BC
Split complementary#0573BC, #4E05BC
Tetradic#05BC4E, #0517BC, #BC0573
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G170
B5
Red188 (73.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue54.1°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AA · B 05
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